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HANSARDGender RecognitionThe hon. Lady asks a good question. The way I would explain it is that this is not an issue that we had before. I wish that we did not have to make these changes, but the fact is…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI apologise to the hon. Gentleman about the statutory instrument. As far as I was aware, it had been laid. That is what I was told, so it is news to me. That should have been the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionThe hon. Gentleman is quite right to raise that issue. That is why I mentioned the work that we are doing on clarifying the difference between sex and gender. As I said, these…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionThis is something that I have said it is crucial that sporting bodies understand. They are responsible for managing the rules in this space, and quite a lot of them have updated…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI completely agree with my right hon. Friend—he has said it far better than I could. Let us have the debate in this House, rather than having people out there have the debate,…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionThe hon. and learned Lady is absolutely right. Self-ID impacts on all the things she mentioned. We speak less about freedom of association and the impact on that. It goes to the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI, too, will speak very gently. The hon. Gentleman says that my rhetoric chills him to the bone. I would be really keen to hear what exactly it is that I have said, either in this…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI do agree, and I agree that it has to be across the board in Government. Some of that work is already under way. But I think it goes far beyond that. This cannot be a left or…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionMy hon. Friend raises a good point. That is one thing that I am seeking to resolve. As we have not provided clarity in the law, a lot of the space has been filled by many dubious…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionMy hon. Friend is right. We need to ensure that we provide accurate data so that public authorities across the board, particularly hospitals, know exactly who and what they are…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Points of OrderIt was laid well before the statement to the House. I am sorry it has not been published, but it was laid, so we have done our bit.06 Dec 2023HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to confirm that the order has been laid. I have just heard from officials that it has been laid.06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionIt is this Government’s policy that the UK does not recognise self-identification for the purpose of obtaining a gender recognition certificate. However, the Government are…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI completely disagree with the hon. Lady. She talks about our using this issue as a culture wars football, yet the Labour Opposition spokesperson says that this is the first time…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI certainly support any effort to clarify the law, and we should start from first principles. No child is born in the wrong body, and no child should be put on a pathway towards…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI thank my hon. Friend for that question. This is one area where we are trying to provide clarity. As a result of the Haldane judgment, there is now confusion between biological…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI welcome my hon. Friend’s question. As a teacher, he knows how carefully we need to look after children, and how carefully we need to ensure we are safeguarding across the board.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionIt is extraordinary that the hon. Lady would say that the Conservatives are divided on this issue. Does the hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) agree with her? The…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI thank my hon. Friend for her question. It is a good one. This is one of the things that came to light as we looked at Government policy across the board and it is an example of…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionThe hon. Lady questioned why certain countries are on the list and others are not. Again, I heard lots of laughter from Members on the Back Benches. I am going to have to…06 Dec 2023